agave-dragão vs águia-real

Agave attenuata compared with Aquila chrysaetos

Key Differences

agave-dragão is Least Concern while águia-real is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	agave-dragão	águia-real
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (ave)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Asparagaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Agave	Aquila (True Eagles)
Species	Agave attenuata	Aquila chrysaetos

Conservation Status

agave-dragão

LC — Least Concern

águia-real

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~300.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	agave-dragão	águia-real
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	30 years
Average Length	—	85 cm
Average Weight	—	5.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

agave-dragão

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

águia-real

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Entre as aves de rapina mais poderosas e amplamente distribuídas do mundo, as águias-reais têm envergaduras que chegam a 2,2 metros e habitam terrenos montanhosos em todo o Hemisfério Norte. Caçadoras aéreas supremas, usam voo planado e mergulhos íngremes a velocidades superiores a 200 km/h para capturar coelhos, lebres, esquilos terrestres e ocasionalmente cervos jovens e raposas. Em muitas culturas, foram centrais nas tradições de falcoaria que abrangem milênios.